Formworks Handbook - 170420

MAKATI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
FORMWORKS DEPARTMENT
BOOK OF STANDARDS
FORMWORKS SYSTEM
Approved By:
JAIME P. DOMINGO JR.

Bldg. Systems Head, CMSG
V 1.0 ©2016
BOOK OF STANDARDS COSG Innovative Technology Division
Formworks System FORMWORKS DEPARTMENT
FORMWORKS SYSTEM
TABLE
TABLEOFOF
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
1) VERTICAL FORMS ….…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 03

A. Column Forms …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 03
i) Gang Forms
ii) Panel Forms
iii) Cicular Steel Forms
B. Shearwall Forms ………………………………………………………................................................... 10
i) Gang Forms
ii) Climbing Form (Crane Assisted)
C. Retaining Wall Forms …………………………………………………………………………………………… 23
2) HORIZONTAL FORMS ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27

A. Beam And Slab Forms
i) HD – H FRAMES
ii) Ringlock System
iii) Table Forms
I. VERTICAL FORMWORKS
A. COLUMN FORMS
1. GANG FORMS
 General Application:
o Typical Hydraulic Ht = 2.4m (1st Lift)
o Applicable for succeeding lifts
o Not for Monolithic pouring with Slab
 Parts & Components:
No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

List
1. Aluminum Serves as vertical Depth: 122mm,
Beam stud for Allowable Bending:
supporting 40.4 kN-m
phenolic
2. Double Stong member 100x50mm,

Channel that Act as belt to Weight 22 kg/m
Waler hold panles in to
position
Notes: _______________________________________________________________
A. COLUMN FORMS
1. GANG FORMS

List
3. Aluminum Connects
Clip Aluminum Beams
to Double Channel
Walres
4. Turnbuckle Diagonal Brace to

(Push Pull) ensure plumbness
And Shoe
Strut
5. Corner Tie 17mm Ø

Bearing
6. Splice For Corner and

Plates straight Splicing of
Walers
7. Lifting
Hook
B. COLUMN FORMS
1. GANG FORMS
 Design Guidelines
1) Rebars must be aligned and concrete spacers must be fixed before closing the forms.
2) Plywood must be of good quality. Thickness must be at least 18mm.
3) Aluminum Beams must be spaced properly. Use a maximum spacing of 300mm.
A ≤ 300mm
B ≤ 600mm
C ≤ 900mm
D ≤ 1000mm
4) Steel Walers to be spaced according to designer’s specifications.
5) Aluminum Beams and Walers must be connected at all intersections using Aluminum Clips
2pcs per intersection.
6) Columns with width/length of 1 meter or greater must have tie rod passing through its face.
A. COLUMN FORMS
1. GANG FORMS
7) All Tie Rods must be tightened properly. – Tie Rods at the corner and Tie Rods passing through
the Column.
8) Fix Turnbuckle to Column Waler and to ground. (At least 1 set (long and short) per side)
9) Ensure tightness of forms. (Bolts, clamps, tie rods.)
10) Platforms/Scaffoldings must be present during concrete pouring.
A. COLUMN FORMS
2. PANEL FORMS
o Hydraulic Ht = 2.4m – 3.3m
o Monolithic pouring properly designed

List
1. Aluminum
Panels
2. Integrated
Pin and
Wedge
3. Flat Ties
A. COLUMN FORMS
2. PANEL FORMS

List
4. Panel Aligner Brackets
Waler
Brackets
5. Turn
Diagonal
Brace
Adaptor
 Design Guidelines:
2) Provide complete Pins and Wedges in each connecting side of Aluminum Panles
A. COLUMN FORMS
2. PANEL FORMS
 Design Guidelines:
3) Provide Double Channel Walers for Pouring Height of more than 2.4m
4) Steel Walers to be spaced according to designer’s specifications
A ≤ 300mm
B ≤ 600mm
C ≤ 900mm
D ≤ 1000mm
5) Columns with width/length of 1 meter or greater must have tie rod passing through its face
the Column
A. COLUMN FORMS
1. PANEL FORMS
7) Provide Turnbuckle fixed to the ground. At least 1 set (long and short) per side)
Notes: _______________________________________________________________
B. SHEARWALL FORMS
1. GANG FORMS
2.
o Typical Hydraulic Ht = 2.4m-3.3m (1st Lift)
o Not for Monolithic pouring with Skab

List
phenolic
2. Double Stong member 100x50mm,

Channel that Act as belt to Weight 22 kg/m
Waler hold panles in to
position
Notes: _______________________________________________________________
II. VERTICAL FORMWORKS
B. SHEARWALL FORMS
1. GANG FORMS
2.

List
Clip Aluminum Beams
to Double Channel
Walres

And Shoe
Strut
5. Corner Tie 17mm Ø

Bearing w/
Tie Rod &
Wingnut

Plate straight Splicing of
Walers
7. Lifting
Hook
B. SHEARWALL
1. GANG FORMS
4) Steel Walers to be spaced according to designer’s specifications.

A ≤ 300mm
B ≤ 500mm
C ≤ 900mm
D ≤ 1000mm
A. SHEARWALL
1. GANG FORMS
7) Tie Rods passing through the Wall must be spaced at 1.00m to 1.20m.
the Column.
9) Fix Turnbuckle to Column Waler and to ground. (At least 1 set (long and short) per side)
B. SHEARWALL
2. CLIMBING FORM (CRANE ASSISTED)
o Applicable for Advance Corewall Concreting (2- 3 flrs ahead)
o Tower Crane & Placing Boom must be taken into account

List
1. Climbing Serves as Gang Depth: 122mm,
Wall form Platform Allowable Bending:
Bracket Anchored to 40.4 kN-m
concrete wall
B. SHEARWALL

List
2. Strongback Stong member 100x50mm, Weight
that connects 22 kg/m
Gang form panel
to the Climbing
Wall Bracket
3. Climbing Point of
Cone anchorage of The
& Anchor climbing Form to
Rod the Concrete Wall
4. Internal
Platform
with Lifting
hooks
5. Flipper
arm and
Fabricated
Box for
Block out
Notes: Tower Crane Details must be taken into account

B. SHEARWALL
1) Rebars must be aligned and concrete spacers must be fixed before closing the forms
2) Pocket moulds & Climbing cones/anchor embedments installed prior to closing of
forms
3) Embedments are located appox. 300mm from top or as specified in the approved
fabrication drawings
4) Pocket block out depth should be at least 100mm for flipper arm to rest safely
5) Pockets can also be replaced with climbing cone if deemed necessary.
6) No overburden loads on the Internal Platform, e.g. Rebar Stockpile

7) Wall forms resting on Internal Platform using Flipper Arms
Notes: This serves as standard reference for climbing system. Refer to approved
plans specific to project for accurate details.
B. SHEARWALL
Notes: This serves as standard reference for climbing system. Refer to approved
plans specific to project for accurate details.
B. SHEARWALL
3. SELF CLIMBING FORM (PERI HYDRAULIC GUIDED RAIL SYSTEM – VARIO + RCS)
o Applicable for Advance Corewall Concreting (2- 3 flrs ahead)
o Preferred for Highrise Buildings
B. SHEARWALL
No. Equipment List Function Specification Illustration
1. Climbing Rail 348
11. Climbing Shoe
12. Wall Shoe
13. Anchoring
4. Climbing Rail
Extension
6. Diagonal Strut
7. Guardrail Post
8. Handrail Post
9. Climbing Rail
10. Extension
18. Concreting
platform
19. Carriage RCS
20. Guardrails
2. Climbing Rail 148

3. Working Platform
5. Finishing
Platform
B. SHEARWALL
List
21. Hydraulic
Jack
Device
22. Hydraulic
Twin Hose
23. Hydraulic
Pump Unit
1) Rebars must be aligned and concrete spacers must be fixed before closing the forms
2) Typical arrangement for storey height of 3.00 up to 3.60 m
3) When recovering the lower climbing shoe during the climbing sequence, the
installed climbing rail extension must have reached the leading climbing shoe
4) For storey heights > 4.00 m, the finishing platform has to be suspended with
additional cClimbing Rail extensions
5) Distance of between Climbing Shoes where Climbing Device located: h= • 2.00 m
6) Anchor spacing = 40 cm
7) climbing rail Starter height min. = 3.60 m
8) The distance between the lowest decking and the building can be up to a maximum
of 5 cm.
Notes: Please refer to PERI Rail Climbing System RCS Handbook for complete
Design Guidelines
B. SHEARWALL
C. RETAINING WALL
1. AZ BEAM STRONGBACK SUPPORT (DIMENSION – ALL)
o Not for Monolithic pouring with Skab

List
phenolic
2. AZ Beam Stong member 100x50mm,

Strong that Act as belt to Weight 22 kg/m
Back hold panles in to
position
Notes: _______________________________________________________________
C. RETAINING WALL

List
Clip Aluminum Beams
to Double Channel
Walres

And Shoe
Strut
5. Tie Rod For Tie Back 17mm Ø

and Anchorage
Wingnut

Plates straight Splicing of
Walers
7. Lifting
Hook
C. RETAINING WALL
ELEV. VIEW
4) Strong Back or Vertical Steel Walers to be spaced according to designer’s specifications.

5) Aluminum Beams and Strongback must be connected at all intersections using Aluminum Clips
PLAN VIEW
B. SHEARWALL
2.
6) Tie Rods used as Tieback anchor must be spaced at 1.00m to 1.20m. or according to
designer’s specification
7) Fix Turnbuckle to Vertical and Horizontal Strongback (1 set composed of long and short)
II. HORIZONTAL FORMWORKS
A. Beams and Slabs
1. H-Frames (Conventional Forms)
2.
o Slab Thickness of 125mm to 200mm
o Cast-In-Place & Translab Methodology
o Not for Monolithic pouring with Walls & Columns
o For High Elevation (max 9.0m ceiling height)
Parts & Components

List
1. Aluminum Serves both as Depth: 122mm,
Beam Joists for Allowable Bending:
Phenolic and Girt 40.4 kN-m
as primary
support
2. H-Frame 1.2 Ton per leg

(0.9, 1.2, 1.7m)
Notes: _______________________________________________________________
A. Beams and Slabs
2.
List
3. Cross Serves as Bracings
Brace for the H-Frames
4. Base Jack
5. U-Head
6. Joint Pin
Clip Aluminum Beams
Joists to Girts
A. Beams and Slabs
2.
List
8. Double Servers as Beam
Pipe Side form waler
9. Tie Rod For Beam Sides

and Forms
Wingnut
10. Scaffolding - For Beam Side 1 ½ inch G.I. Pipe

Pipes (G.I. form Runners Schedule 40
Pipes) (2mm thk.)
-H-frame Lateral
and Diagonal
Bracing for 4.0m
and above set up
1) Ensure proper indication of location/position markings.
3) For Cast-in-place Slab Thickness of 125mm to 200mm, use maximum Aluminum beam
spacing of 400mm.
A. Beams and Slabs
2.
4) Overhang Length of Aluminum Beams must not be more than half of the supported length.
5) Base Jacks and U-Heads must not be extended more than half of its length.
6) Scaffolding Pipes may be used at beam sides. Use Tie Rods spaced maximum at 1.0m to
1.20m to fix the pipe walers.`
7) Set Minimum Aluminum beam Joist for Girders/Beams equal to 3 pcs. (4 or more for wider
beams)
A. Beams and Slabs
2.
8) Ensure adequate bracings both ways (horizontal & diagonal) especially on floor elevation 4.0
meter and above (max 9.0m).
9) For Perimeter Girders/Beams, provide Tie Down support to counter overturning.

B. Beams and Slabs
3.
 . Plan Reading Guideline
A. Beams and Slabs
2. Ringlock System
3.
o Cast-In-Place & Translab Methodology
o For much Higher Elevation (approx 15.0m)
Parts & Components

List
1. Aluminum Serves both as Depth: 122mm,
Beam Joists for Phenolic Allowable Bending:
and Girt as 40.4 kN-m
primary support
2. GT Beam Can be used

alternative to
Aluminum Beam
A. Beams and Slabs
2. Ringlock System
3.
List
3. Ringlock Vertical member Outside Diameter :
Standard that main support 48.26 mm
for the entire
system 24.5kN at 1.5m
braced spacing
rosette at spaced
at0.5 meters
4. Ringlock
ledger
5. Ringlock Diagonal member Outside Diameter :

Diagonal connected to 42.93 mm
Brace Rosette serves as Wall Thickness :
bracing for the 2.41 mm
system
6. Joint Pin
7. U-Head Extension Maximum

Concentric Load
150 mm 65.0 kN
300 mm 55.0 kN
450 mm 52.5 kN
8. Base Jack Extension Maximum

Concentric Load
150 mm 65.0 kN
300 mm 55.0 kN
450 mm 52.5 kN
A. Beams and Slabs
2. Ringlock System
3.
List
Clip Aluminum Beams
Joists to Girts


and Forms
Wingnut

Pipes) (2mm thk.)
A. Beams and Slabs
2. Ringlock System
3.
1) Ensure proper indication of location/position markings.
3) For Cast-in-place Slab Thickness of 125mm to 200mm, use maximum Aluminum beam
spacing of 400mm.
4) Overhang Length of Aluminum Beams must not be more than half of the supported length.
5) Base Jacks and U-Heads must not be extended more than half of its length.
A. Beams and Slabs
2. Ringlock System
3.
6) Scaffolding Pipes may be used at beam sides. Use Tie Rods spaced maximum at 1.0m to
1.20m to fix the pipe walers.`
7) Set Minimum Aluminum beam Joist for Girders/Beams equal to 3 pcs. (4 or more for wider
beams)
8) For Perimeter Girders/Beams, provide Tie Down support to counter overturning.

A. Beams and Slabs
2. Ringlock System
3.
 . Plan Reading Guideline
A. Beams and Slabs
3. Table Form
4.
o Preferably for Office Buildings & Flat Slab design
o Cast-In-Place Methodology
o Not for High elevation
Parts & Components

List
1. Alumidnum Serves both as Depth: 122mm,
Beam Joists for Phenolic Allowable Bending:
primary support
2. Aluma
Truss
3. Truss
Crossbrace
A. Beams and Slabs
3. Table Form
4.
List
4. Extension Serves both as Depth: 122mm,
Staff Joists for Phenolic Allowable Bending:
primary support
5. U-Pin
6. Adjustable
Base Jack
7. Steel
Packer/Slab
Bearer
A. Beams and Slabs
3. Table Form (Accessories)
4.
List
8. Lowering Used to lower
Device Table Forms.
1.2m maximum
travel distance in
a two step
process.
9. Drop Bottom chords of

Center Truss rests on the
Dolly Drop Centre Dolly
after stripping
and allows table
to roll out for
flying
10. Swivel The Swivel Roller
Roller bolts to Bottom
Chord of Truss for
moving purposes.
11. Single Low Allows the table

Glide to roll out of the
building after the
stripping
operation.
12. Landing Receives truss

Dolly panels for final
Upper Unit positioning after
flying and frees
the crane to fly
other tables.
A. Beams and Slabs
4.
List
Clip Aluminum Beams
Joists to Girts


and Forms
Wingnut

Pipes) (2mm thk.)
A. Beams and Slabs
4.

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MAKATI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP

JAIME P. DOMINGO JR.

1) VERTICAL FORMS ….…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 03

2) HORIZONTAL FORMS ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27

 Parts & Components:

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

2. Double Stong member 100x50mm,

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

4. Turnbuckle Diagonal Brace to

5. Corner Tie 17mm Ø

6. Splice For Corner and

 Parts & Components:

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

 Parts & Components:

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

2. Double Stong member 100x50mm,

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

4. Turnbuckle Diagonal Brace to

5. Corner Tie 17mm Ø

6. Splice For Corner and

4) Steel Walers to be spaced according to designer’s specifications.

 Parts & Components:

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

Notes: Tower Crane Details must be taken into account

6) No overburden loads on the Internal Platform, e.g. Rebar Stockpile

2. Climbing Rail 148

 Parts & Components:

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

2. AZ Beam Stong member 100x50mm,

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

4. Turnbuckle Diagonal Brace to

5. Tie Rod For Tie Back 17mm Ø

6. Splice For Corner and

4) Strong Back or Vertical Steel Walers to be spaced according to designer’s specifications.

Parts & Components

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

2. H-Frame 1.2 Ton per leg

9. Tie Rod For Beam Sides

10. Scaffolding - For Beam Side 1 ½ inch G.I. Pipe

9) For Perimeter Girders/Beams, provide Tie Down support to counter overturning.

Parts & Components

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

2. GT Beam Can be used

5. Ringlock Diagonal member Outside Diameter :

7. U-Head Extension Maximum

8. Base Jack Extension Maximum

10. Double Servers as Beam

11. Tie Rod For Beam Sides

12. Scaffolding - For Beam Side 1 ½ inch G.I. Pipe

8) For Perimeter Girders/Beams, provide Tie Down support to counter overturning.

Parts & Components

No. Equipment Function Specification Illustration

9. Drop Bottom chords of

11. Single Low Allows the table

12. Landing Receives truss

14. Double Servers as Beam

15. Tie Rod For Beam Sides

16. Scaffolding - For Beam Side 1 ½ inch G.I. Pipe

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